Global Patent Index - EP 3972886 B1

EP 3972886 B1 20240124 - STEERING COLUMN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

Title (en)

STEERING COLUMN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

Title (de)

LENKSÄULE FÜR EIN KRAFTFAHRZEUG

Title (fr)

COLONNE DE DIRECTION POUR UN VÉHICULE À MOTEUR

Publication

EP 3972886 B1 20240124 (DE)

Application

EP 20727221 A 20200518

Priority

  • DE 102019207525 A 20190522
  • EP 2020063785 W 20200518

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020234224A1] The invention relates to a steering column (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a casing unit (3) in which a steering spindle (4) is mounted so as to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis (L) extending in the longitudinal direction and which has at least two steering column tubes (31, 32, 33) guided adjustably relative to each other in the longitudinal direction and having a polygonal cross-section, wherein rolling elements (7, 8) having a rolling element radius (k) are arranged between the steering column tubes (31, 32, 33) in raceways (34, 35, 36, 37) so as to be able to roll in the longitudinal direction, wherein at least three raceways (34, 35, 36, 37) are distributed over the circumference. In order to enable greater rigidity and a compact design, according to the invention the center points (K1, K2) of the rolling elements (7, 8) which can roll radially on the outside of a steering column tube (32, 33) have a radial distance (a, b) smaller than or equal to the rolling element radius (k) from an envelope circle (90, 93) which circumscribes the steering column tube (32, 33) on the outside of which the rolling elements can roll.

IPC 8 full level

B62D 1/185 (2006.01); F16C 29/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

B62D 1/185 (2013.01 - CN EP US); F16C 29/001 (2013.01 - CN EP); F16C 29/046 (2013.01 - CN EP); F16C 29/048 (2013.01 - CN EP US); F16C 33/588 (2013.01 - CN EP); F16C 33/64 (2013.01 - CN EP); B62D 1/181 (2013.01 - EP); F16C 2220/42 (2013.01 - CN EP); F16C 2220/44 (2013.01 - CN EP); F16C 2233/00 (2013.01 - CN EP); F16C 2326/24 (2013.01 - CN EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102019207525 A1 20201126; CN 113840769 A 20211224; CN 113840769 B 20231031; EP 3972886 A1 20220330; EP 3972886 B1 20240124; US 2022242474 A1 20220804; WO 2020234224 A1 20201126

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102019207525 A 20190522; CN 202080037129 A 20200518; EP 2020063785 W 20200518; EP 20727221 A 20200518; US 202017612360 A 20200518